1. Our Mission Statement“Lone Star Circle of Care is committed to the energetic and steadfast pursuit of quality, accessible and sustainable primary health care for Central Texas residents, focusing on the uninsured and underserved.”

3. Collaboration

4. Ease of Consultation w/Psychiatrists

5. Supportive Relationships Between Providers

6. Benefits: Salary, Continuing Education

8. Stakeholders vs. Staff

11. Obtaining comprehensive information within a realistic time frame

12. Adult Intakes vs. Child/Family/Couples Intakes

14. Defining “growth”- Shorter Sessions/Increased Encounters Only? Maintaining “quality” of services? Meeting the needs of severely mentally ill patients and caregivers?

16. Outpatient based

20. Impact on Hiring & Retention

22. Ensuring adequate time for documentation, patient and community contact/care coordination

23. Inclusion of therapists in planning and goal setting for Behavioral Health (on-going)

24. Addressing issues of burn-out/staff retention (on-going)